Stress in mothers with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-485

  Feldman, Maurice A ^a   Léger, Michèle ^b   Walton Allen, Nicole ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ongwanada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parenting problems; Parents with intellectual disabilities; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010837546     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025049513597     Document Type: Article

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